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- Check if you
need a visa in the list of countries on the web site of the Department
of Foreign Affairs.
- Applications must normally be made through the Irish Embassy or Consulate
in the applicant's country of permanent residence and applicants
may be required to attend for personal interview. If there is no Irish
Embassy or Consulate in the applicant's country of permanent residence
the application may be made through any Irish Embassy or Consulate through
the applicant's reference in Ireland or directed by post to the Visa
Office, Department
of Foreign Affairs, 69-71 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland,
Phone +353 1 478 08221
- Applicants should apply at least three weeks (five weeks by post) in
advance of the intended date of departure for Ireland.
- The granting of an Irish visa is, in effect, only a form of pre-entry
clearance. It does not grant permission to enter Ireland. Immigration
Officers have authority to grant or deny admission. Visa holders are
subject to normal immigration control at the port of entry. They should
therefore carry with them, for possible presentation to Immigration
Officers, the originals or copies of the documents submitted with their
applications.
- Visa applicants require a valid visa each time they enter the State,
including entry via the UK. This also applies to persons who have current
permission to reside in the State.
- A visa does not grant permission to stay in Ireland. The date of validity
shown on the visa indicates only the date before which it must be presented
to an Immigration Officer. The length of stay is decided by an Immigration
Officer at the port of entry. Irish law does not provide for a permanent
residence visa.
- A visa holder who remains in the State longer than the permitted period
and/or who submitted false or misleading information in support of his/her
application may become liable for prosecution and/or subject to deportation.
- Travel tickets should not be booked or paid for by applicants until
their applications have been approved.
Last updated on 15/04/02
by Ciarán Casey.
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